When I first played Mage Knight, I was a little disappointed that the starting decks only contained one or two unique character action cards. Fully competitive is all about finding the right balance of taking the good stuff first, but not exposing your back in the process. It probably didn’t help, that I was in a real-life hurry, and didn’t take sufficient time to think things through and adequately plan my moves. Ideally, you may want to sit on the same spot for 3 turns building up the perfect hand to take the city, but by that time the city may already be conquered by another player; it forces you to take more daring actions. 2. I personally wouldn't start doing competitive until people really get into it and know the game pretty well. One of the things I hate about Mage Knight design is that the PvP combat rules are almost completely opposite of the normal combat rules. Also, I had several action cards still available and had no wounds on units or in my deck. Let’s see how I did. All in all, I love that Mage Knight can be played so many different ways. Mage Knight Board Game. I went for the rest of the next turn and discarded my wounds (and one action card). Games are rated for how salty (competitive), tasty (replayable) and spicy (original) they are. The games in my collection that I treasure the most have more depth and nuance. They will take more convincing though. These characters are refreshingly original, and not the stereotypical fantasy heroes. It’s easy to complete. None of the rules are terribly difficult to grasp, but there are a lot that are easy to miss/misplay. how to set up at the beginning of the game? Please see the. Goldyx is adept at creating mana crystals, which are used for making your actions more powerful, a useful skill indeed. There is tutorial scenario, which is designed for absolute beginners and it comes with a walkthrough guide. It is a weird and wonderful journey, full of hardships and adventure, and I mean that literally as well as figuratively. Build your army, fill your deck with powerful spells and actions, explore caves and dungeons, and eventually conquer powerful cities controlled by this once-great faction! Now, after wowing solo game players and groups of up to 5, this Ultimate Edition brings it all together in a self-contained gaming experience. It doesn't mean you can't persuade a bunch of righteous monk dudes to come seige a city with you. Definitely go cooperative. There is something I absolutely must mention about Mage Knight. Contrary – if your starting hand/map is not favorable, you’ll have a lot of difficulties coming back from that (my game with Goldyx), particularly if you lack experience. I’ll definitely be checking it out in more depth. You can also buy the ultimate addition now which includes everything released for Mage Knight. With experienced players, true coop is more fun just to keep it challenging. Their complaint about competitive (and it's warranted, I'd say) is that it's far too easy for one player to break away and become exponentially more powerful than the other players. There's no end to the possibilities! Happy to have this on my dining table for the next 6 months. It gets better every listen. In competitive scenarios, opposing players may be powerful allies, but only one will be able to claim the land as their own. Build your armies, defeat bands of marauding enemies, and eventually conquer cities in